Known by his stage name, Jarrett Lennon has appeared in beloved shows like Cheers and Freaks & Geeks, as well as the haunting Short Cuts. We talk about improv, acting, and what it's like when you succeed without trying as a kid. How ADHD can actually help you accomplish things, and why acting can be a coping tool for autism. Jarett debunks a few rumors of Hollywood dicketry, and helps parse the importance of community vs isolation. We also talk stage parents, prodigies, fakeness, rejections--and why people really ought to remember their passwords. 

Actor, Podcaster, and Improv Guy: Jarrett Lennon Kaufman 

This week 411Mania reviewer and new author Bryan Krystopowitz schools host Wednesday Lee Friday on the finer points of action movies with small budgets, the perils of affordable stunt work, and why representation is such a touchy topic in film. We also talk about why adult friendships are hard, why JD Vance should be ridden out of town on a rail, and we parse whether Sharknado movies are really better than Inhumanwich. 

Guest: Author and Movie Reviewer Bryan Krystopowitz

This week, we talk with Sheldon Higdon about his new book [http://sheldonhigdon.com] and writing career. We discuss how Stephen King impacted our work as young writers, the perils of psyche meds...and the perils of living without them. Also movie scores as writing music, writing about family, living with the same name as a popular character, and classic zombie lore. 

Guest: Author Sheldon Higdon 

How does being an unwanted child impact a person? Is there really an AI Authors Guild? What's it like getting doxxed? We talk about all of that--plus we call out Wellbutrin and Bill Burr. We talk politics, (ep was recorded a day after Charlie Kirk's killing) weed strains, were-panthers, MAGA trolls, and Zooskeeping. TW for suicide, DV, SA, and animal tragedy. 

Find more from Jaime Johnesee here [https://jaimejohnesee.com/]. 

Author, Artist, and former ZooKeeper Jaime Johnesee 

Our 50th episode features sci-fi/horror novelist, publisher, and podcast pioneer Scott Sigler. We talk the pro and cons of ADHD, King Kong, and parse ChatGPT for language creation. We also discuss AI ethics, a drug called caffeine, and close with a 1990's radiodrama that Scott and I made with some friends way back in undergrad. And of course, there's a MadLib. 

50th Episode!!! Guest: Author, Podcaster, Badass, Scott Sigler 

Michael Allen Rose [http://linktr.ee/michaelallenrose] talk horror and comedy, writing and art, and the remarkable resilience of the weird kid. We examine the changeable nature of success, wonder what the hell is wrong with Snoop Dogg, and opine on why humans make art in the first place. Also, the value of kindness, Jason Vorhees and Roy, and Wednes explains why she has a lifeaversary.

Guest: Michael Allen Rose 

This week, we talk horror and comedy, women in television--behind the scenes, and examine why only 12-15% of TV comedy is written by women. Also, neurodivergence in media, why autistic folk don't understand liars, caving, code switching, and what I'd do with a giant grant. 

Author, BBC Writer, and Advocate Amanda Graham

This week we get way political as we air our grievances with the rise of fascism in America--and share some ideas for resistance and collective action. Also, separating art from artists, writing as therapy, open carry dildos, and the rerelease of A Stabbing for Sadie [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B003910XMM/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=8863157d-e471-48e7-8346-7ae73fa74a35&ccs_id=14bd9029-ecf4-4a93-937d-2e38434d3c6b]. Find more from M Kelly Peach here. [https://mkellypeach.com/] 

Author and Activist M Kelly Peach

Pat Green [https://linktr.ee/patlgreen] and WLF talk consent and allyship, why grammar nazis kinda suck, plotters versus pantsers, why we need storytellers, and inspiration.

TW for discussions of religious abuse, suicide, and sexual assault.

Author and Activist Pat Green

TW for discussion on DV, SA, and suicide. 

This week, discussion with Pandem Buckner includes Disney, horror movies, consent, shelter work, and the fact that there are no white people in the bible. Also rage toward education, depression, ADHD, and we accidentally invent the concept of propaganda. Find more from Pandem Buckner here [https://linktr.ee/pandembuckner]. 

Guest: Author Pandem Buckner

Brought to you by Sometimes Hilarious Horror, the Mentally Oddcast features creatives discussing how mental illness, addiction, neurodivergence, and the impact of trauma informs & inspires their art. New eps every Wednesday! CW/TW for discussions on suicide, addiction, abuse, SA. 

Host Wednesday Lee Friday is the owner/EiC of Sometimes Hilarious Horror magazine, a quarterly horror lit mag for lovers of dark comedy. She's the author of A Stabbing for Sadie, Kiss Me Like You Love Me, The Finster Effect, and multiple short story collections. 

Intro/Outtro music by Peter Alway

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